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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F

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Date transcribed	2011-03-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Forsyth
	First Name(s)	James
	Year of Birth	1838
	Year of Death	1871
	Entry	Born in 1838 : took his M.A. degree : went to India as acting Conservator of Forests : served in the Central Provinces as Deputy Commissioner of Nimar : joined the Staff Corps : was a keen sportsman : wrote The Sporting Rifle and its Projectiles, 1863 : made a long tour in the Central Provinces, 1862-4, and wrote The Highlands of Central India : Notes on their Forests and Wild Tribes, Natural History and Sports, which appeared in 1871, after his death on May 1, 1871.

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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each

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